“I love you, Carter.” Throwing my arms around his neck and my body in his lap, I tackle him to the ground—all two-hundred-and-twenty-five pounds of him—and assault him with an onslaught of kisses that I cannot foresee ever ending. He pushes my hair back, letting my tears drop to his cheeks. “So these tears—” “Happy tears.” I sniffle, licking the saltiness from my lips.
